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I had fun with this. I'm not sure how to describe it. Electro-jungle-pop? I think this may be the first song I've done with (normal) vocals. Your feedback is welcome. Thanks for listening.
For more Rob Montejo stuff, check out his myspace page.
2005 is hottest year on record since they started keeping track. That first graph on the left is a little scary. Can you spell exponential? Maybe this explains the THUNDERSTORM we had a few days ago. In JANUARY! We're doomed.
Bruce aka Chronkite has been working on some acoustic jams: Chronkite - The Invisible EP
And via Bruce's blog, a wonderful comic: Copper. Also check the making of Copper.
This American Life (the radio show) covers "db Drag Racing" in act I of this episode: Auto Show. It's basically car stereo competitions taken to the point of absurdity.
On the personal front, I just finished a remix for local singer-songwriter Rob Montejo, of Smashing Orange fame. I hope to post it here, but want to ok it with him first.
Also, I'll be heading back to Germany for work in a few weeks. I really hope to make it to see Sven Vath's club Cocoon this time. It's straight out of the future.
Pandora allows you to enter the name of an artist and it automatically figures out similar artists and generates a streaming radio station. It seems to work pretty well. It's based on the "Music Genome Project", whatever that is.
Slick interface too. It will even tell you why it is playing the particular song. For example: "Based on what you've told us so far, we're playing this track because it features electronica roots, use of tonal harmonies, intricate rhythms, a variety of synth sounds and a highly synthetic sonority." Sounds good to me. :)
Manholes of Japan - I wish we would focus more on aesthetics like this.
An Interview with David Foster Wallace - Here's some more to follow up on the commencement speech linked below (read that one first). It's heavy on the literary theory references and gets a little dense at times, but there are some real gems in here.
David Foster Wallace - Commencement Speech at Kenyon University
Highly recommended reading. This man is truly wise.
Holophonic Sound - "Developed in the 1980s by Hugo Zuccarelli, Holophonic Sound uses the same "multiple exposure" premise as that used to create holographic images ("holograms"). Holophonic Sound is produced by recording the interference pattern generated when the original recorded signal is combined with an inaudible digital reference signal. The recorded sound produced is so realistic, some people claim they can smell sulphur when they listen to a holophonic recording of someone striking a match!"
You must put on some headphones and listen to the mp3 clip. It really is amazing... ghostly.
Here are my photos from the event.
Anyone else out there on Flickr? Or del.icio.us?
The show on Wednesday went well. The turnout was great, probably 80-100 people in all, and everyone sat and listened attentively, which was nice. I played 2 pieces, each lasting about 10-12 minutes.
Given the nature and title of the event, I played in a slower, more abstract style. I was pretty happy with the way it went, and got a warm reception, despite a few mistakes in the second half. (At one point I forgot that I had turned on the setting that transposes up an octave with each repetition. The result was evil blasts of high frequency sound.)
The rest of the performers were wonderful, and my hat's off to MP (Michael Anton Parker) for pulling off such a great event.
Live at the Philly Winter Festival of Delicate Creative Music - The Rotunda - Philadelphia, PA - 1/4/2006
1. Nama
2. Watermark
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Just a reminder, this Wednesday I'll be performing at the Philly Winter Festival of Delicate Music. I hope to see you there.